Is crafting Enchanted Lute profitable on the auction house?

On US & AU PvP · Alliance, trusted material cost is 1s 27c and trusted sale is 3s 0c, for about 1s 58c profit per craft (124% margin after the 5% AH cut). ahprice uses shared scan averages, not lone inflated listings.

What does it cost to craft Enchanted Lute?

Material cost for Enchanted Lute is about 1s 27c on US & AU PvP · Alliance, including cheaper vendor buys and intermediate crafts when they beat buying the finished material.

Enchanted Lute craft profit

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Enchanted Lute

Craft flip · Enchanting · skill 20 · US & AU PvP · Alliance

Profitⓘ+1s 58c

Marginⓘ+124%

Mat cost1s 27c

Sale3s 0c

Make Enchanted Lute (Enchanting, skill 20).

Buy 1 Simple Wood from a vendor at 38c
Buy 1 Strange Dust at 89c each (121 are listed)

47 are listed at 3s 0c, so a craft clears about 1s 58c over the 1s 27c of materials, after the 5% auction house cut.

Latest listing is 3s 25c (+8% vs true value). Ranking uses 3s 0c.

Material cost 1s 27c. Trusted sale 3s 0c. Profitⓘ 1s 58c over cost (124%). 47 are listed. Latest listing 3s 25c. Seen across 15 snapshots, 1h ago.

Material	Qty	Price used	Obtained	True Value	Latest scan	Snapshots
Simple Wood	1	38c	Vendor	50c	1h ago	18
Strange Dust	1	89c	121 are listed	89c	1h ago	25

Enchanted Lute

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 15:25	us-pvp-alliance	3s 25c	47	97
2026-11-09 15:24	us-pvp-alliance	3s 25c	47	97
2026-11-09 09:28	us-pvp-alliance	3s 33c	52	310
2026-11-09 07:50	us-pvp-alliance	3s 33c	9	302
2026-11-09 04:50	us-pvp-alliance	3s 0c	—	226
2026-11-09 04:26	us-pvp-alliance	3s 49c	—	208
2026-11-08 19:54	us-pvp-alliance	90c	—	132
2026-11-08 19:43	us-pvp-alliance	90c	—	130

Simple Wood

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 15:25	us-pvp-alliance	58c	14	135
2026-11-09 15:24	us-pvp-alliance	58c	14	135
2026-11-09 09:28	us-pvp-alliance	71c	46	181
2026-11-09 09:15	us-pvp-alliance	2s 0c	—	104
2026-11-09 07:50	us-pvp-alliance	45c	296	641
2026-11-09 05:15	us-pvp-alliance	43c	—	1410
2026-11-09 04:50	us-pvp-alliance	44c	—	1373
2026-11-09 04:11	us-pvp-alliance	44c	—	1300

Strange Dust

Seen	Realm	Lowest	Qty at low	Total listed
2026-11-09 15:25	us-pvp-alliance	89c	121	3568
2026-11-09 15:24	us-pvp-alliance	89c	121	3568
2026-11-09 09:28	us-pvp-alliance	94c	932	4572
2026-11-09 09:15	us-pvp-alliance	2s 97c	—	584
2026-11-09 07:50	us-pvp-alliance	99c	158	2765
2026-11-09 05:15	us-pvp-alliance	80c	—	3366
2026-11-09 04:50	us-pvp-alliance	91c	—	3477
2026-11-09 04:11	us-pvp-alliance	90c	—	3136